Pokeys Place of Random Thoughts

Wednesday, 29 July 2015

I'm Going Home

I’m Going Home

Pain and agony

Wash over me

Feelings of despair

Dominate my heart and soul

My senses no longer work

My time is short

I can feel my life draining away

The end is near

My Lord beckons me

Calling me away

From my wasted body

I’m going home

Inspired by the song “I’m Going Home” by Ten Years After

Tuesday, 28 July 2015

Fallen Gods, Magpie Tales #280

Fallen Gods

The sky is cloudy

No crowds to be rowdy

An empty square

There is electricity in the air

Crashing down from the cloud

Was a mask like shroud

Landing with a loud clang

The steel mask rang

Lying on its side

Just like the wearer had died

And went for a downward ride

The mask looked peaceful and serene

It came from the sky

In the blink of an eye

Like a fallen god

Isn’t that odd

A fallen god

With nary a nod

Landing on the stone

Bereft of the throne

Image courtesy of Magpie Tales

#MakeWiseHistory

Poetry

Penning words

On paper

Entertaining

The reader,

Reaching out to

You

Monday, 27 July 2015

Time

Flows

Like a

River, at

Times fast and raging,

Other times it’s slow and peaceful

The best times are those spent in the company of loved ones.

#MakeWiseHistory

Inspiration from

Poets I know online

Makes great poetry

Wednesday, 8 July 2015

Blues Music

Blues Music

Blaring

Loud

Uncouth

Ethereal

Sexy

Melancholy

Unorthodox

Soulful

Inebriating

Coolest music ever!!!

Whimsical

Kindred spirits seek

Earthly delights,

And fluffy roughage

To bolster their

Gumption to get through life

Tuesday, 7 July 2015

Don't Worry, Be Happy

Don’t Worry, Be Happy

When life gets you down

Your face turns into a frown

Don’t worry, be happy

When a project seems lost

And the work is going to be tossed

Don’t worry, be happy

If you suffer from writer’s block

With nary a poem in the dock

Don’t worry, be happy

Live in the now

Strive to wow

And constantly vow

Don’t worry and be happy

Inspired by the song “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” by Bobby McFerrin

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Wednesday, 17 June 2015

Whimisical

Forbidding a hot dog

To ride a broomstick

Causes problems

None could have foreseen

Tuesday, 16 June 2015

Rain

Rain

Gently falling rain

Giving the earth sustenance

Harvest comes in fall

Photo credit ITV Westcountry

The Phone

The Phone

The phone receiver lay on the desert floor

Thrown out of the door

A forgotten relic from time past

Trashed

There was a time

When the phone would chime

To signal a call

From your favorite doll

It was the only way to talk

Without walking around the block

To the neighbours place

And meeting face to face

The phone’s time is almost done

And like the setting sun

It will fade into black

Never to make a comeback

When that day has arrived

I will feel deprived

And begin to moan
Because I do not have a cell phone

Image by Sarolta Ban

Friday, 12 June 2015

The Messiah Will Come Again

The Messiah Will Come Again

He was born

On a cold winter night

In a stable

The Messiah will come again

The light of the God

Shone down on him

As he grew older

The Messiah will come again

He preached about God

And religion and piety

And we shunned him

The Messiah will come again

He was arrested

Tortured and crucified

Because of fear

The Messiah will come again

On the third day

He rose from the dead

Defeating sin and death

The Messiah will come again

He is the Lord

The Almighty

And he promised us that

The Messiah will come again

Inspired by the song “The Messiah Will Come Again” by Roy Buchanan

Thursday, 11 June 2015

Running

Running

Wind messing my hair

Sun on my face

Sweating profusely

Breathing ragged

Legs tired

Heart pounding

Running wild and free

Feeling exhilarated

Tuesday, 9 June 2015

Closure

Closure

Burial of a

loved one provides closure to

those relatives still

alive in the world today

the living honor the dead

Friday, 29 May 2015

Memories

Memories

The struggles of life

Blending together to form

Divine memories

Wednesday, 27 May 2015

Book Pressing

Book Pressing

Butterfly preserved

Pressed between the book pages

Turned to dust it’s gone

Image Courtesy Shefali Arora

Love

Love

Love is an emotion that when expressed freely spreads peace, warmth, and happiness.

Love is meant for sharing. For sharing by love spreads out covering the earth much like the Phlox flower spreads out to cover the meadow.

When love is shared it becomes as strong as a tree and as flexible as a branch. To endure love must be both strong and flexible to withstand the rigors of life. Having durability such as this love will last as long as the sun shines down on the earth.

Love has many faces. It can be seen in the joy of a child receiving their first puppy – unconditional & unrestricted. Or in the way a mother deer helps her fawn – nuzzling the baby deer. Or in the way a flower stretches out to reach the warmth of the sun – dazzling with beauty & aroma.

Love is not meant to be hidden. Hidden love festers and poisons itself with self-doubt and negativity quickly becoming like a boil – red & sore. Hiding love makes it unrequited causing the love to become hard & bitter pill to swallow.

Like Prince Charming and Snow White finding each other, true love will find its soul-mate.

So always remember that love is better shared or given away. And sharing love will only help to make this world a better place.

Saturday, 23 May 2015

Massage

MASSAGE

Masterful methodical manipulation

Aiding abused anatomy

Skin sighing softly

Self-sinking slowly

Anxiety aches abandoned

Glorious gift given

Euphoria extremely elevated

Poor Alice

Poor Alice

Life

Used

To be

Fun. Working

For a living is

Such a bore. I cannot handle

It anymore. Please shut the door. I can relax more!

Picture courtesy Bekkie Sanchez

GOD

GOD

G – Give glory to God

O – Open thy heart to his awe

D – Divine worship God

Thursday, 21 May 2015

The King Is Gone

The King Is Gone

The King of Blues

Was a modest man

His music lit a fuse

That began

A lifelong cruise

Through the musical span

Known as the Blues

His dulcet tones

Created by Lucille

Sunk into my bones

Sounds so genteel

I was often prone

It was all so surreal

His music will live on

Through the annals of time

And looked upon

As sublime

The King is gone

But not forgotten

RIP B.B.

Wednesday, 20 May 2015

Heights

Heights

Standing on high ground

Looking out over the land

Crush my fear of heights

Sunday, 10 May 2015

A relaxing Sunday Morning

A Relaxing Sunday Morning

Tea to sip

Coffee to drink

Crosswords to do

Breakie to eat

Music to hear

All part of a relaxing Sunday Morning

Friday, 8 May 2015

Marijuana, The Beautiful Plant

Marijuana, The Beautiful Plant

The plants stand tall and green

Seven fingered leaves absorbing the sun

Growing daily, reaching for the sky